A teenage girl and an adult woman were killed by a militant in shooting at Central High School for Visual and Performing Arts in Saint Louis, Missouri on Monday morning, according to authorities.
The shooter was “quickly stopped by the police”, there was an exchange of shooting and suspect also died, according to the St. Louis School District and St. Louis Police.
The suspect appears to be in his 20s, according to police.
People are gathering outside after the shooting at Central High School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Saint Louis on October 24, 2022
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Students are standing in parking lot near Central High School for Visual and Performing Arts following a school shooting report in Saint Louis on October 24, 2022
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The shooting was reported around 9:10 am local time, police said. As the students fled the building, they reported that the gunman was armed. with together gun- said the police.
Several injured were hospitalized with injury,” the police said.
The police stated that “the scene of the incident is safe and no active the threat.”
Gathered students and teachers with first defendants outside Central High School of Visual and Performing Arts in St. Louis, October 24, 2022, after the shooting.
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First Defendants on scene of shooting at Central High School for Visual and Performing Arts in St. Louis, October 24, 2022
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